AppScout: Recent Reviews from the PCMag.com Software Team

I'm going to go out on a limb here and guess you haven't filed your taxes yet. So what are your options? You could go through the ambitious task of filling out a paper return by yourself, and risk missing out on the full refund the government may owe you. You could pay a professional to do it, and spend a day in a dreary office with a stranger prying into your finances. Or you, being the tech savvy AppScouter you are, could make use of the technology out there and invest in tax-preparation software. The PC Magazine Software Team put three popular tax-prep packages to the test to help you make this year's tax ordeal as painless as possible .

As always, check out the rest of the reviews from the software team after the jump.

Netvibes (Ginger beta): This beta of Netvibes (code-named Ginger) spares you ads and brings some intriguing social-networking capabilities such as Web storage, the ability to build a public page, and integration with other Web 2.0 services. But slow page loading, an interface that's less clear than that of Pageflakes, and fewer themes keep it from reaching the top of the class.

Spybot Search & Destroy 1.5
: Spybot's skill at cleaning up malware-infested systems is mediocre, and it has almost no ability to protect a clean system. Back in its heyday it was deservedly popular, but that day has long passed. For modern threats, you'll need a modern spyware protector.

Norman Security Suite 7: It's been years since this suite's last revision, and it still seems stuck in the past. Tepid ratings from antivirus labs match a poor showing in spyware removal tests. It offers no spam filtering; nothing beyond the basics. You can do better.

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